Inventor of the cotton gin. His invention makes cotton cheaper and available to the world.

What did the cotton gin do?

Separate seeds from cotton.

cotton gin

Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, the machine separated cotton seed from cotton fiber, speeding cotton processing and making profitable the cultivation of the more hardy, but difficult to clean, short-staple cotton; led directly to the dramatic nineteenth-century expansion of slavery in the South.

What was the Trail of Tears

Where the US government made the Native Americans of the southeast move to Arkansas and Oklahoma to made room for settlers.

A wealthy, free, African American slave who owned now became a slave owner in order to save family and friends who were still stuck in the cycle of slavery.

Margaret Mitchell Harris

Became a slave owner for economic gain

Betsy Somayrac

A black female slave owner from Louisiana who passed her slaves down to her children in her will instead of freeing them.

Black Belt

Lands of Alabama and Mississippi where there was rapid population growth

"hire their time"

Skilled slaves were able to negotiate deals with other slave owners to work for money.

April Ellison

Born a slave, named April, very skilled,purchased his freedom at 26 after being apprenticed by white slave owners, changed name from April to William. Became one of the wealthiest owners of real and personal property in the south. His children saw the emancipation of slaves.

Cotton Kingdom

Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney.

Cotton export increased by over 52%

Industrial revolution demanded more cotton, which revived slavery in the south.

VA, NC, SC, GA, LO, MS, TX, AR, KT, TN produced 80% of cotton.

Slave prisons

Slave Pens

Where slaves were inspected before being bought

Coffles

Groups of slave chained together that traveled on foot to ports where they were auctioned off (internal slave trade)

"taking up"

a wedding tradition in which the bride and groom led a walk with everyone else paired up in couples

What is "jumping the broom"? (part 1)

-Wedding custom common at African American weddings (even being revived)-Slaves were not legally allowed to marry, so they would jump a broom as an alt. ceremony to mark marital commitment-Somewhat controversial because of slavery reminder

Which state had the largest slave population during the period 1829-1860?

Mississippi

What punishments did slaves who worked tobacco fields face if their work was not up to standards?

Physical punishments, fear of the lash

Which very profitable crop pushed owners to their slaves very hard, under very difficult time and weather conditions?

Sugar

How was life different for slaves in the city than on the plantation?

Urban slaves were more directed towards domesticated life and had a chance to earn money outside of slavery. Slaves in the south were directed towards agricultural work.

How did slaves general health compare with the slave populations in the rest of the New World?

Since they were forced to work out in the summer heat, they suffered from low birth weight and malnutrition, yellow fever, malaria, lactose intolerance, debilitating diabetes, internal worms and more.

war of 1812

was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of theBritish Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France,impressment of American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy, British support of American Indian tribes against American expansion, and over national honour after humiliations on the high seas. Blacks fighting for their own freedom.

Robert Fulton

He built the first paddle-wheel steamboat in 1807, the Clermont.

Erie Canal

What: Man-made canal that connects the Hudson River with Lake Eerie

When: 1817-1825

Why: canals replaced roads (easier to take care of), allowed produce from Ohio to reach New York City by continuous waterways , completion of canal started canal boom of late 20s

Martin Van Buren

Started the new democratic party

Nullification crisis

Blocked the collection of the US tariff on imports within the state of South Carolina.

Tariff

An import tax

Whig party

Founded in 1834 to unite factions opposed to President Andrew Jackson, the party favored federal responsibility for internal improvements; the party ceased to exist by the late 1850s, when party members divided over the slavery issue. Supported slavery.

Joseph Lovejoy

described the north as a particularly free land, assisted in enabling black laws

abolitionist

a person who wants to end slavery

Why was the fugitive Slave law of 1793 considered a danger to free blacks?

It allowed any run ways slave to be able to be r enslaved even if they went to a free state

What were Black Laws?

Laws that made it illegal to settle in territory, must pay to come into land, must carry papers to say they are free.

Wanted to make it uncomfortable for blacks to live and move into communities

Largest free black population in the North?

Philadelphia

How did the free black population change from 1820 to 1860?

It increased dramatically because of two parent households

Which party developed to support Andrew Jackson and oppose John Quincy Adams?

Democrats

What did the Democratic and Whig party have in common?

Both were for slavery

Why was the fugitive Slave law of 1793 considered a danger to free blacks?

It allowed any run ways slave to be able to be renslaved even if they went to a free state

What types of skilled jobs were black men able to find in the Urban North?